---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals."
description: "Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "218"
identifier: "S 2674"
citation: "New Jersey S 2674 (218)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL CRUEL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrzejczak, Bob", "Cruz-Perez, Nilsa", "Land, R. Bruce", "Milam, Matthew W."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 10
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3302a8ac-2803-49e7-a25a-572d9104dde7"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "4b48ea8f794292bd47dc13c4117880595bb1062a94837885f1fbe2e682550d61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 2674 (218) — Revises standard for warrantless seizure of animal at risk due to violation of law concerning necessary care and tethering of animals.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2674_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2674_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR ASMB AMEND — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrzejczak, Bob — primary (person)
- Cruz-Perez, Nilsa — primary (person)
- Land, R. Bruce — primary (person)
- Milam, Matthew W. — primary (person)
- Greenstein, Linda R. — cosponsor (person)
- Jones, Patricia Egan — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (40-0) `passage`
- **2018-11-26T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2018-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A4157 (1R)
- **2019-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (74-0-1) `passage`
- **2019-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (33-0) `passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2019, c.83. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3302a8ac-2803-49e7-a25a-572d9104dde7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).